Fighting for Freedom in an Era of Race and Colonialism
- Penn Museum and Tukufu Zuberi
- Penn Museum
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Project Support Grant
The exhibition Fighting for Freedom in an Era of Race and Colonialism brings together war propaganda posters from American history and global colonial contexts, examining how Black bodies were depicted and mobilized for democracy amid inequality. Curated by Tukufu Zuberi, Curator of the Penn Museum’s Africa Galleries, Lasry Family Professor of Race Relations, and Professor of Sociology and Africana Studies at Penn, the project invites reflection on race and civic responsibility from multiple perspectives. It incorporates community voices by engaging modern veterans of color through Eternal Soldier, a Penn Museum-based collaborative connecting veterans with ancient war stories as a spiritual practice. By combining rigorous scholarship, global historical framing, and community collaboration, the exhibition encourages visitors to connect historical struggles to ongoing questions of citizenship, equity, and civic participation.
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/de65157de77e4e22a71c868d4f87bf99
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/making-the-africa-galleries/
https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/art-during-wartime/